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• Younger patients more likely to skip medications

  April 10, 2013 3:02 AM

  New research suggests younger patients are twice as likely to skip their medications than senior citizens. A study from the Centers for Disease Control found 13% of Americans under the age of 65 did not take their medications as prescribed in order to save money. When it came to seniors,... more »

• Drug disposal program set for Saturday

  September 23, 2010 6:58 PM

  On Saturday, September 25, the Drug Enforcement Agency is coordinating a one-day Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative. This is a nationwide event and will provide an opportunity for the public to dispose of medications. The event will happen from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The DEA will provide the... more »

• UPDATE: Missing man found

  September 16, 2010 12:42 PM

  UPDATE: As of 6:15 p.m. Wasinger had been found at a local hospital and is doing fine. Colorado Springs Police are looking for a mentally disabled man that has been missing since last night. 48-year old Jerry Wasinger was last seen at the Jack in the Box at... more »

• Woman robbed in her own home overnight

  August 18, 2010 9:47 AM

  A man robbed a woman in her own home early Wednesday morning, as her two children were in another room. Colorado Springs Police report that a woman was watching TV in her living room just after 12:30 this morning, when a man came in and demanded, "Where are your... more »

• I-dosing: Kids getting high off of audio files?

  July 21, 2010 11:21 AM

  Here's what I'm working on today. A new internet craze could be leading your children down a dangerous path. It's called i-dosing. Kids are going online and downloading audio files that claim to alter your mood--the same way you might feel if you used prescription medication or illegal drugs. ... more »

• Gov. signs bill sending medicine to Haiti

  April 14, 2010 9:21 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter has signed legislation that will help deliver medication to Haiti. The bill will make it easier for nursing homes and hospitals to use or donate discarded medication. Lawmakers hope the change will lead to unused medications being sent to medical clinics in Haiti, which suffered a devastating... more »

• You could be drinking medicines washed down the shower

  March 28, 2010 10:51 AM

  Just by showering or bathing, you may be adding to the growing concentrations of medicines, hormones, and other health care products polluting the nation's water supply, a new study shows. Experts have suspected that our drinking water supply was being contaminated by what we flush down the toilet, Dr.... more »

• Last-chance prostate cancer med holds promise

  March 15, 2010 12:19 PM

  For the first time, an experimental drug has extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responding to other treatments and are out of options for fighting the disease, a company-led study found. The benefit was modest - an extra 10 weeks - but... more »

• Colorado lawmaker wants to send unused medicine to Haiti

  January 21, 2010 3:44 PM

  A state lawmaker wants to send unused medications to Haiti. Sen. Lois Tochtrop said Thursday that the bill would help overwhelmed medical clinics in Haiti but would also help keep medications out of the state's water supply. Her proposal would make it easier for nursing homes and hospitals... more »

• Group urges recall of drug for fibromyalgia

  January 20, 2010 11:27 AM

  A consumer advocacy group is asking government regulators to recall a drug they approved last year for a little-understood pain ailment, saying the pill can lead to dangerously high blood pressure. A letter Wednesday from Public Citizen calls on the Food and Drug Administration to pull Savella off the market,... more »

• Drug disposal boxes available at some supermarkets

  December 10, 2009 9:56 AM

  The state health department has launched a pilot program to help people get rid of unwanted medication safely. Tamper-resistant disposal boxes are now available at several King Soopers stores on the Front Range and City Market stores in Breckenridge and Dillon. The health department says the disposal boxes... more »

• Auditors cite safety risk at mental hospital in Pueblo

  December 7, 2009 4:29 PM

  Colorado needs to do a better job of tracking mental patients. That's according to a state audit released Monday examining three of nine escapes in the last fiscal year. Patients at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo include people accused of crimes but deemed incompetent to stand trial. Auditors... more »

• Experts host forum in Pueblo on self-medication

  December 2, 2009 12:37 PM

  Experts will talk about the issue of self-medication at a public forum in Pueblo on Tuesday. The forum is sponsored by The Pueblo Alliance for Healthy Teens and The Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking and Drugging. The groups say self-medication can be dangerous when someone uses drugs to treat an... more »

• FDA launches plan to curb accidental overdoses

  November 4, 2009 12:55 PM

  The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems. Under the plan, the FDA will work with physicians to identify the types of drugs that pose the greatest... more »

• New treatment to prevent strokes

  October 2, 2009 2:09 PM

  Combining two generic drugs could protect against heart attack and strokes in high-risk patients. The drugs are a cholesterol-lowering medication called lovastatin and a blood pressure drug called lisinopril. Kaiser Permanente researchers gave the drugs to people with diabetes or heart disease. Within two years, doctors said the... more »

• More than half million children have bad drug reactions

  September 28, 2009 10:32 AM

  New research shows more than half a million children every year have bad reactions or side effects from medicines that require medical treatment. Children younger than age 5 are most commonly affected. Penicillin and other prescription antibiotics are among drugs causing the most problems. The study appears in October's Pediatrics... more »

• Tylenol recalls child and infant medication

  September 24, 2009 10:04 AM

  The makers of Tylenol announced a voluntary recall affecting some of the company's children's and infants' formulas. The products were made between April and June of 2008. Recalled are certain batches of Children's Tylenol and Tylenol Infant Drops. Retailer Sam's Club sent out recall letters to more than 300,000... more »

• US says Tamiflu for the sick, not for preventing illness

  September 8, 2009 2:11 PM

  Federal health officials put out new guidelines Tuesday that say the flu medicines Tamiflu and Relenza should only be used to treat people who are sick with the flu and at high risk for complications. The new advice tries to close a door that government doctors had left open in... more »

• Pfizer to pay record $2.3 billion settlement

  September 2, 2009 2:05 PM

  The world's largest drug maker will pay a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription drug promotions. The Justice Department says the $2.3 billion settlement with Pfizer Inc. includes the largest criminal fine in U.S. history, at $1.2 billion. The overall settlement is the largest ever paid... more »